| Soundzine Poetry Contest Results |
Our photo-ekphrastic competition is over! We asked people to write a poem on this photo by Croatian photographer, Damir Alter Matijevic. It's called "Time Machine." The contest rules were posted here.© Damir Alter Matijevic We are honored to have as our first judge, Ms. Rose Kelleher. Ms. Kelleher grew up in Massachusetts and now lives in Maryland with her husband. She has worked as a technical writer and programmer, among other things, and published several computer books. Since rediscovering poetry in recent years, she has published poems in a variety of print and online magazines, including Anon, Atlanta Review, The Dark Horse, and, of course, the splendiferous Soundzine. Her first book of poems, Bundle o' Tinder, won the 2007 Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize and was published by Waywiser Press in 2008. Our
photographer, Damir Alter Matijevic, resides in Zagreb, Croatia. Mr. Matijevic comments: “I am very
satisfied with the poems, and with Ms. Rose Kelleher’s brilliant comments. It is an inspiration to view the interaction
from photo to poem, and back to photo. I
have been a professional cameraman, and have been capturing images for more
than 20 years. Interestingly, the boy in
the photograph (taken in 1989) is now a Professor of History, and a
published writer and poet. His name is
Filip Matijevic." You can visit Damir Matijevic's photo gallery here.
1st Place: Peter Bloxsom, "Flashback" 2nd Place: Aditi Machado, "Fog" 3rd Place: Heather Bell, "Natural Resources" Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order by author):C. E. Chaffin, "Time Machine" Antonia Clark, "Overcoat" Gregory DiPrinzio, "The Date" Katrina Outland, "Time Machine" You can read the Honorable Mention poems here. Congratulations to our winners, to our Honorable Mentions, thanks to our fantastic judge, our brilliant photographer, and thanks to the many writers who submitted poetry to our contest! |